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SECTION - A
Objective Type Questions (One option is correct)
1. In brown ring test for nitrate ions, brown ring is formed due to complex
(1) [Fe(H2O)6]2+ (2) [Fe(H2O)5NO]2+ (3) [Fe(H2O)5NO]3+ (4) [Fe(H2O)5NO2]2+
Sol. Answer (2)
NH4NO2 N2
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P4 O2 P4 O6
(air)
(78% N2 21% O2 )
9. Which ordering of compounds is according to the decreasing order of the oxidation state of nitrogen?
[IIT-JEE-2012]
(1) HNO3, NO, NH4Cl, N2 (2) HNO3, NO, N2, NH4Cl
(3) HNO3, NH4Cl, NO, N2 (4) NO, HNO3, NH4Cl, N2
Sol. Answer (2)
10. Concentrated nitric acid, upon long standing, turns yellow-brown due to the formation of
[JEE(Advanced) 2013]
(1) NO (2) NO2 (3) N2O (4) N2O4
Sol. Answer (2)
Conc. HNO3 slowly decomposes as
4HNO3 4NO2 + 2H2O + O2
It acquires yellow-brown colour due to the formation of NO2.
11. The product formed in the reaction of SOCl2 with white phosphorous is [JEE(Advanced) 2014]
(1) PCl3 (2) SO2Cl2 (3) SCl2 (4) POCl3
Sol. Answer (1)
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12. Under ambient conditions, the total number of gases released as products in the final step of the reaction
scheme shown below is [JEE(Advanced) 2014]
Complete
Hydrolysis
XeF6 P + Other product
OH–/H2O
Q
Slow disproportionation
in OH–/H2O
Products
Complete
XeF6 Hydrolysis XeO3 + H2F2
OH–/H2O
–
HXeO4
Slow disproportionation in OH–/H2O
13. Which has bleaching action due to reducing property and it is temporary?
14. On reaction of moist SO2 with potassium permangnate, (Acidic) which is correctly observed?
O O
S S
O O
HO OH
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(1) Dehydrating agent (2) Oxidising agent (3) An acid (4) All of these
Sol. Answer (2)
H
18. K 2Cr2O7 SO2 Products
19. A certain compound when burnt gave three oxides. The first and second turned lime water milky but second
formed also form acid in water whose pH = 3 and third element Oxide form aqueous solution of pH = 11. The
elements present in the compound are
(1) C, S, Ca (2) N, S, K (3) C, H, S (4) C, H, Ca
Sol. Answer (1)
CO2, SO2 and CaO.
CO2 and SO2 are acidic.
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23. Deacon’s process of manufacture of chlorine is represented by the equation
(1) MnO2 + HCl MnCl2 + Cl2 + H2O
(2) KMnO4 + HCl KCl + MnCl2 + H2O + Cl2
CuCl2
(3) HCl O 2 Cl2 H2O
27. Cl2 on reaction with cold and dilute NaOH gives NaCl and
(1) NaOCl (2) NaClO3 (3) NaClO4 (4) NaClO2
Sol. Answer (1)
It is disproportionation reaction.
573 K
28. Cl2 F2 A
(excess)
Shape of compound A is
(1) Linear (2) Tetrahedral (3) Bent T shape (4) Trigonal bipyramidal
Sol. Answer (3)
A is CIF3 =
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31. Total number of F–I–F bond angles which are 90º, present in IF7 is
(1) Zero (2) Two (3) Five (4) Ten
Sol. Answer (4)
F F
I F
F
F
F
32. In general interhalogen compounds are more reactive than halogens, except
(1) F2 (2) Cl2 (3) Br2 (4) I2
Sol. Answer (1)
33. Cl2 is used in preparation of poisonous gases, one of them is mustard gas, which can be represented by the
formula
(1) CHCl3 (2) COCl2
(3) CCl3NO2 (4) ClCH2CH2SCH2CH2Cl
Sol. Answer (4)
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36. The percentage of available chlorine in a commercial sample of bleaching powder is
(1) 12% (2) 35% (3) 58% (4) 85%
Sol. Answer (2)
XeO3 = pyramidal Xe
O O
O
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F
O
O F
(1) Xe (2) Xe
O F O
F
O
F
Xe
(3) (4) Both (2) & (3)
F
O
46. Noble gases are slightly soluble in water, it is due to which type of interactions?
(1) London forces (2) Dipole-dipole interaction
(3) Dipole-induced dipole interaction (4) Ion-dipole interaction
Sol. Answer (3)
47. Which has maximum number of lone pair of electrons present on central atom i.e., xenon?
(1) XeF4 (2) XeO2F2 (3) XeF2 (4) XeOF4
Sol. Answer (3)
+ –
48. A + SbF5 [XeF3] [SbF6]
Compound A is
(1) XeF2 (2) XeF4 (3) XeF6 (4) Both (1) & (2)
Sol. Answer (2)
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SECTION - B
Objective Type Questions (More than one options are correct)
1. Which of the following compounds give ammonia with water?
(1) Mg3N2 (2) AlN (3) CaCN2 (4) Ca(CN)2
Sol. Answer (1, 2, 3)
Mg3N2 + 6H2O 3Mg(OH)2 + 2NH3
AlN + 3H2O Al(OH)3 + NH3
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8. Which of the following statements are correct statements for H3PO3 and H3PO4 ?
(1) H3PO3 is a dibasic acid (2) H3PO4 is a tribasic acid
(3) H3PO4 is a reducing agent (4) H3PO3 is a reducing agent
Sol. Answer (1, 2, 4)
H3PO3 — Dibasic
H3PO4 — Tribasic
H3PO3 is reducing agent.
10. Which of the following compounds show self ionisation in liquid state?
(1) NO2 (2) ClF3 (3) BrF5 (4) PCl5
Sol. Answer (1, 2, 3)
Fact based.
13. A solution of colourless salt H on boiling with excess NaOH produces a non-flammable gas. The gas evolution
ceases after sometime. Upon addition of Zn dust to the same solution, the gas evolution restarts. The colourless
salt(s) H is (are) [IIT-JEE-2008]
(1) NH4NO3 (2) NH4NO2 (3) NH4Cl (4) (NH4)2SO4
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Sol. Answer (1, 2)
All ammonium salt evolves NH3 with NaOH but only NO3 and NO2 ions restarts evolution of NH3 again with
zinc dust.
Zn/NaOH
NaNO3 8[H] NaOH NH3 2H2O
Zn/NaOH
NaNO2 6[H] NaOH NH3 H2 O
14. The nitrogen oxide(s) that contain(s) N-N bond(s) is(are) [IIT-JEE-2009]
(1) N2O (2) N2O3 (3) N2O4 (4) N2O5
Sol. Answer (1, 2, 3)
O O O O
s N—N N—N
N N—O , ,
O O O
16. The correct statement(s) regarding, (i) HClO, (ii) HClO2, (iii) HClO3 and (iv) HClO4, is(are)
[JEE(Advanced)-2015]
(1) The number of Cl=O bonds in (ii) and (iii) together is two
(2) The number of lone pairs of electrons on Cl in (ii) and (iii) together is three
Cl O 0 1 2 3
lone pair on Cl 3 2 1 0
Hybridization sp3 sp3 sp3 sp3
HClO4 is strongest acid
SECTION - C
Linked Comprehension Type Questions
Comprehension-I
Nitrogen forms largest number of oxides in which oxidation state of nitrogen varies from +1 to +5 N2O, NO, N2O3,
N2O4 and N2O5 respectively. The largest number of oxides are formed due to capability of forming stable multiple
bonds by nitrogen with oxygen.
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Comprehension-II
Almost all elements react with oxygen to form oxide. On the basis of their behaviour, oxide are classified as
I. Acidic oxide II. Basic oxide III. Neutral oxide IV. Amphoteric oxide
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Comprehension-III
H2SO4 is considered as king of the acids. It is used in chemical industry on large scale. It is a good dehydrating agent.
It is prepared as
Combustion
S + O2 SO2
Oxidation
H2O H2SO4
H2SO4 H2S2O7 SO3
3. Which of the following metal does not react with dil H2SO4?
(1) Zn (2) Mg (3) Cu (4) Na
Sol. Answer (3)
Comprehension-IV
The noble gases have closed-shell electronic configuration and are monoatomic gases under normal conditions. The
low boiling points of the lighter noble gases are due to weak dispersion forces between the atoms and the absence
of other interatomic interactions.
The direct reaction of xenon with fluorine leads to a series of compounds with oxidation numbers +2, +4 and
+6. XeF4 reacts violently with water to give XeO3. The compounds of xenon exhibit rich stereochemistry and their
geometries can be deduced considering the total number of electron pairs in the valence shell. [IIT-JEE-2007]
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Comprehension-V
There are some deposits of nitrates and phosphates in earth's crust. Nitrates are more soluble in water. Nitrates are
difficult to reduce under the laboratory conditions but microbes do it easily. Ammonia forms large number of complexes
with transition metal ions. Hybridization easily explains the ease of sigma donation capability of NH3 and PH3.
Phosphine is a flammable gas and is prepared from white phosphorus. [IIT-JEE-2008]
(2) Between nitrates and phosphates, phosphates are less abundant in earth's crust
(3) Between nitrates and phosphates, nitrates are less abundant in earth's crust
(1) Between NH3 and PH3, NH3 is a better electron donor because the lone pair of electrons occupies spherical
s orbital and is less directional
(2) Between NH3 and PH3, PH3 is a better electron donor because the lone pair of electrons occupies sp3 orbital
and is more directional
(3) Between NH3 and PH3, NH3 is a better electron donor because the lone pair of electrons occupies sp3 orbital
and is more directional
(4) Between NH3 and PH3, PH3 is a better electron donor because the lone pair of electrons occupies spherical
s orbital and is less directional
Sol. Answer (3)
NH3 is strong Lewis base than PH3 because in NH3, lone pair of electron present in more directional sp3 hybrid
orbital while lone pair of electron in PH3 reside in s orbital which is non-directional.
3. White phosphorus on reaction with NaOH gives PH3 as one of the products. This is a
0 –3 +1
P4 + 3NaOH + 3H2O PH3 + 3NaH2PO2
Reduction
Comprehension-VI
Bleaching powder and bleach solution are produced on a large scale and used in several household products. The
effectiveness of bleach solution is often measured by iodometry. [IIT-JEE-2012]
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1. 25 mL of household bleach solution was mixed with 30 mL of 0.50 M KI and 10 mL of 4 N acetic acid. In the
titration of the liberated iodine, 48 mL of 0.25 N Na2S2O3 was used to reach the end point. The molarity of the
household bleach solution is
(1) 0.48 M (2) 0.96 M (3) 0.24 M (4) 0.024 M
Sol. Answer (3)
25 × N = 48 × 0.25
48 0.25
N=
25
N = 0.48 M
0.48
M 0.24 M
2
2. Bleaching powder contains a salt of an oxoacid as one of its components. The anhydride of that oxoacid is
(1) Cl2O (2) Cl2O7 (3) ClO2 (4) Cl2O6
Sol. Answer (1)
Oxoacid is HOCl. The anhydride of oxoacid is Cl2O.
Comprehension-VII
The reactions of Cl2 gas with cold-dilute and hot-concentrated NaOH in water give sodium salts of two (different) oxoacids
of chlorine, P and Q, respectively. The Cl2 gas reacts with SO2 gas, in presence of charcoal, to give a product R. R
reacts with white phosphorus to give a compound S. On hydrolysis, S gives an oxoacid of phosphorus, T.
[JEE(Advanced) 2013]
hot
3Cl2 6NaOH(conc.) NaClO3 5NaCl 3H2O
(Q)
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SECTION - D
Assertion-Reason Type Questions
1. STATEMENT-1 : All clathrate compounds of noble gases are the compounds in which the molecules of noble
gases are trapped in cavities in the lattice of their compounds.
and
STATEMENT-2 : He and Ne having smaller size donot form clathrate compounds, molecules are small enough
to escape from cavities.
Sol. Answer (1)
Reason is the correct explanation for statement (1).
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8. STATEMENT-1 : NH3 is more basic than NF3.
and
STATEMENT-2 : F is more electronegative than H.
Sol. Answer (1)
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SECTION - E
Matrix-Match Type Questions
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4. Match the following compounds given in column I to the properties given in column II
Column I Column II
(A) Solid [PCl5] (p) sp3d2
(B) (SO3)3 (q) Co-ordination number of at least one
atom = 6
(C) Cl2O7 (r) Co-ordination number of at least one
atom = 4
(D) P4O10 (s) d - pbond
(t) On reaction with water gives acid
Sol. Answer A(p, q, r, t), B(r, s, t), C(r, t), D(r, s, t)
Solid PCl5 [PCl4]+ [PCl6]–
(SO3)3 cyclic trimer
O O
O Cl C Cl O
O O
P4O10 contain d-p bond.
5. Match the following compounds given in column I to the properties given in column II
Column I Column II
(A) N2O (p) Contain N–N bond
(B) NO2 (q) Anhydride of acid
(C) NO (r) Paramagnetic
(D) N2O3 (s) Contain 3e– bond
(t) Have tendency to dimerise/condenses
to dimer
Sol. Answer A(p), B(q, r, s, t), C(r, s, t), D(p, q)
N
(A) N N O (B) O O
…
O O
(C) N O (D) N–N
O
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7. Match each of the reactions given in Column I with the corresponding product(s) given in Column II.
[IIT-JEE-2009]
Column I Column II
(t) Zn(NO3)2
Cu 4HNO3
Cu(NO3 )2 2NO2 2H2O
(conc.)
Zn 4HNO3
Zn(NO3 )2 2NO2 2H2O
(conc.)
8. All the compounds listed in Column I react with water. Match the result of the respective reactions with the
appropriate options listed in Column II. [IIT-JEE-2010]
Column I Column II
CH3
CH3
Polymerise Si
(A) (CH3)2SiCl2 + H2O Si—OH O O
OH CH3 CH3
n
Note : Vanadium in (+V) oxidation state from only fluoride. Existence of VCl5 is doubtful.
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9. The unbalanced chemical reactions given in Column I show missing reagent or condition (?) which are provided
in Column II. Match Column I with Column II. [JEE(Advanced) 2013]
Column I Column II
? N other product
(C) N2H4 (r) Warm
2
? Xe + other product
(D) XeF2 (s) Cl2
SECTION - F
Integer Answer Type Questions
1. How many nitrogen atom(s) is/are sp2 hybridised in hydrazoic acid?
Sol. Answer (2)
H N N N-
sp 2 sp2
3. How many N - O bonds are present in product when NH4NO3 is strongly heated (above 300°C)?
Sol. Answer (0)
300ºC
NH4NO3 N2 H2O O2
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excess
6. XeF6 H2O Pr oduct.
7. Among the following, the number of elements showing only one non-zero oxidation state is
8. Among the following, the number of compounds that can react with PCl5 to give POCl3 is O2, CO2, SO2, H2O,
H2SO4, P4O10. [IIT-JEE-2011]
Sol. Answer (5)
O2, SO2, H2O, H2SO4 and P4O10 convert PCl5 to POCl3.
.. .. ..
N – N =O
..
O
..
..
SECTION - G
Multiple True-False Type Questions
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2. STATEMENT-1 : O3 reacts with KOH and forms a paramagnetic compound.
STATEMENT-2 : KO3 is paramagnetic.
STATEMENT-3 : O2 gives O2– when heated with Na/NH3.
(1) F T F (2) TFT (3) TTT (4) FFF
Sol. Answer (3)
Na/NH
O2
3
O2
Fact.
Fact.
Structure of NO2
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SECTION - H
Aakash Challengers Questions
1. Which of the following halogens can oxidise H2S to S?
(1) Cl2 (2) F2 (3) Br2 (4) All of these
Sol. Answer (4)
All halogen can oxidize S–2 to S.
P
O
O
O
P
P O
P O
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5. Choose the correct statement regarding ice.
(1) Hexagonal rings are present
(2) In ice, one oxygen is surrounded by four hydrogen atoms
(3) In ice, movement of H+ is faster than water
(4) All of these
Sol. Answer (4)
Fact.
6. Pure oxygen is colourless gas but liquid and solid O2 is pale blue or blue coloured, this is because
(1) Due to electronic transition triplet to singlet formation is not favourable in gaeous state
(2) Density of gas is less than density of liquid
(3) Singlet state is diamagnetic
(4) Oxygen cannot absorb photon in gaseous state.
Sol. Answer (1)
In gaseous state, electronic transition is forbidden.
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11. H2O2 has same structure but different angles and bond lengths in liquid and solid state.
This is because of
(1) Symmetry of H2O2 (2) Packing of H2O2
(3) Strength of hydrogen bonding (4) Lone pair repulsions
Sol. Answer (3)
Fact.
13. Br2 gas is of red brown colour and I2 gas is of violet colour. This is because of
(1) Br– is more E.N. than I
(2) Energy difference between two consecutive level is lesser for iodine than bromine
(3) Br has small size than I
(4) I2 has stronger van der Waal's forces than Br2
Sol. Answer (2)
Down the group energy level become closer.
16. An aqueous solution containing one mole of HgI2 and two mole of NaI is orange in colour. On addition of excess
NaI the solution becomes colourless. The orange colour reappears on subsequent addition of NaOCl. Explain
with equations.
Sol. A solution containing one mole of HgI2 and two mole of NaI is orange in colour due to the partial solubility of
HgI2. On addition of excess of NaI, the colourless complex Na2HgI4 is formed.
2NaI + HgI2 Na2HgI4
(excess) Nessler’s reagent
The Na2HgI4 on addition of NaOCl, oxidises as
3Na2HgI4 + 2NaOCl + 2H2O 3HgI2 + 2NaCl + 4 NaOH + 2NaI3. Thus, colour of partially soluble HgI2 is
restored.
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17. Indicate whether the following statements are true or false. Explain your answer in brief.
(i) The decreasing order of electron affinity of F, Cl, Br is F > Cl > Br.
(ii) HBr is stronger acid than HI because of hydrogen bonding.
Sol. (i) False (Cl > F > Br)
(ii) False (HI is stronger acid than HBr because I atom is bigger than Br atom. As a result bond dissociation
energy of H – I is less).
18. Write balanced equations for the reaction of the following compounds with water
(i) CaNCN (ii) NCl3 (iii) XeF4
Sol. (i) CaNCN + 3H2O CaCO+ 2NH3
(ii) NCl3 + 3H2O NH3 + 3HOCl
(iii) 2XeF4 + 3H2O Xe + XeO3 + F2 + 6HF
Explosive
19. Gradual addition of KI solution to Bi(NO3)3 solution initially produces a dark brown precipitate, which dissolves in
excess of KI to give a clear yellow solution. Write chemical equations for the above reactions.
Sol. Bi(NO3)3 undergoes hydrolysis to give HNO3 (oxidising agent) which liberates I2 (dark brown ppt) from KI
solution, Iodine (I2) dissolves in excess of KI to give KI3 (yellow solution).
(a) Bi(NO3)3 + H2O [Bi(OH)(NO3)2] + HNO3
(b) 6I– + 2NO3– + 8H+ 2NO + 4H2O + 3I2
(c) KI + I2 KI3 (Yellow solution)
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21. Write balanced equation for reaction of XeF4 with water. Also name the reaction.
3
Sol. 3XeF4 + 6H2O 2Xe + XeO3 + 12HF + O
2 2
It is a disproportionation reaction.
22. Arrange in increasing order of extent of hydrolysis [CCl4, MgCl2, AlCl3, PCl5, SiCl4].
Sol. CCl4 does not undergo hydrolysis since C does not have d orbital. The central atom of all other elements contain
empty d-orbitals and hence undergo hydrolysis. As the oxidation state of the central atom increases from
+2 (in MgCl2) to +3 (in AlCl3) to +4 (in SiCl4) to +5 (in PCl5), the extent of hydrolysis increases accordingly.
Thus, the overall increasing order of extent of hydrolysis follows the order:
CCl4 < MgCl2 < AlCl3 < SiCl4 < PCl5.
23. An aqueous solution containing one mole of HgI2 and two mole of NaI is orange in colour. On addition of excess
NaI the solution becomes colourless. The orange colour reappears on subsequent addition of NaOCl. Explain
with equations.
Sol. A solution containing one mole of HgI2 and two mole of NaI is orange in colour due to the partial solubility of
HgI2. On addition of excess of NaI, the colourless complex Na2HgI4 is formed.
2NaI + HgI2 Na2HgI4
(excess) Nessler’s reagent
The Na2HgI4 on addition of NaOCl, oxidises as
3Na2HgI4 + 2NaOCl + 2H2O 3HgI2 + 2NaCl + 4 NaOH + 2NaI3. Thus, colour of partially soluble HgI2 is
restored.
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